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13 June 2024
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Band: ALREADY DEAD
Who: Hefty punk rock trio
from Boston, Massachusetts led
by singer-songwriter Dan Cummings
New single: THE SPIRIT OF MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
Lead piece from their upcoming, 2nd album, called ‘Something Like A War’, out July 26.
Info: “With boots on the ground and a fist in the air, the confrontational track finds the Boston punk band canvassing the different sides of life that exist along the notable and winding 16-mile stretch of Eastern Massachusetts roadway, connecting the posh suburbs and tidy colleges with the grittier side of life in the city. Every town in America has a Massachusetts Avenue.”
Dan Cummings (band leader): “The song is an observation that just one road can be two separate worlds caused by social structures and allocations of resources. And it delivers a very deliberate ‘%$#@ you’ to those who have the power to change things in one of these worlds for the better, but choose not to.”
TUTV: Already Dead got already alive a couple of times here on TUTV.
Talking about getting alive. This new manic missile speeds up across the Massachusetts roadway with all engines on. Feet on the gas pedal, going everywhere fast, motorized by Blink-182 echoing guitars, fearless drums, intertwining shouts-and-screams and a flaming chorus.
This is a great moment to get your hot rod out of the garage, pretend you’re an easy
rider, pull-up like a Formula 1 bolide and raise your middle to all the bad guys along
your trip. Fasten your seatbelt, the race starts here.
“My brother may die by a hospital sign
Clinics closed tonight
Getting fixed by a streetlight
Getting a fix or fixin’ to die
But you really don’t mind
Because you set your sights
On the prize and your minds
On the minds that arrive
With a cash influx
Can’t spare a dime
Progressive ideals end at city limits
Till one of your own gets wrapped up in it
Cause we all win or lose
It’s your fucking problem
Together we can choose
Miles won’t solve it
Cause we all win or lose
It’s your fucking problem
Together we must choose
But you won’t solve it
Across the Charles, Cambridge side
Great minds they thrive
Past back bay through South End
Seems worlds apart
Till you realize then
Can you even conceive it
Must be hard to believe it
No answers here but I question how
We can celebrate one leave the other down and out”
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